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H. L. NORRIS.

HARNESS BUGKLE.

No; 402,272, Patented Apr. 30. 1889.

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UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY L. NORRIS, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,272, dated April30, 1889.

Application filed September 12, 1888. Serial No. 285,215. (No model.)

especially when the leather is stiff and hard.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, A13 represent the base of my device, with loop 0 and ears D D securedthereto or made an integral part thereof.

E is a fiat'plate hinged to upper part of the ears D D, and having atongue, F, which passes perpendicularly through one of the holes in theback-band or trace, the end of the tongue being supported by aprojection on the base or by entering a hole, G, therein, asrepresented. I

H is a button secured to the plate E and free to swing under the loop 0to keep the tongue from being jolted out of the hole G, and I is aspring for pressing on the backband or trace, which passes beneathbetween plate E and base A B, to hold this button close to the underside of loop C, and thus prevent its accidentally turning.

The base of my buckle can be riveted or otherwise secured tobreast-plate or hames, as desired, as it also can be to any ordinary lugor thi1l-tug. It may also be made an integral part thereof, if desired,as indicated by the dotted lines inthe drawing.

I claim as my invention 1. In a harness-buckle, the base A B, loop 0,ears D- D, plate E, with tongue F thereon,

and a device for keeping the tongue in place,

all constructed and combined so as to operate substantially as setforth.

2. The conibination of the base A B, loop 0, cars D D, plate E, withtongue F thereon, button H, and spring I, all constructed and combinedso as to operate substantially as set forth.

3. In a harness-buckle, the base AB, loop 0, ears D D, and plate E, withtongue F thereon, all constructed and combined so as to operatesubstantially as set forth.

HENRY L. NORRIS. Witnesses:-

DEXTER M. SMALL, RICHMOND P. EVERETT.

